2001年5月,中国的昆剧艺术被联合国教科文组织宣布为第一批“世界人类口头和非物质文化遗产代表作”,时隔一年,吴新雷教授主编的《中国昆剧大辞典》又由南京大学出版社正式出版。它的问世,是中国昆剧界的一大盛事。主编吴新雷教授是中国戏剧史研究的知名专家,有《中国戏曲史论》等多部著作行世。其突出成就显著地体现在“昆剧学”方面。南京大学的昆剧和戏剧史的研究与教学,源于20世纪20年代,由曲学大师吴梅先生发端。其 In May 2001, Kunqu Opera in China was declared by UNESCO as the first “masterpiece of the world’s human oral and intangible cultural heritage”. A year later, the “Dictionary of Chinese Kunqu Opera”, edited by Professor Wu Xinlei, Nanjing University Press was officially published. Its advent is a major event in Kunqu opera in China. Professor Wu Xinlei is a well-known expert in the study of the history of Chinese drama. He has many works such as The History of Chinese Opera and many other works. Its prominent achievements are obviously reflected in the “Kunqu Opera” aspects. Nanjing University Kunqu Opera and the history of theater research and teaching, from the 1920s, by song master Wu Mei originated. its